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Define foreign policy with an example |
Foreign policy is the strategies government's use to guide their actions in the international arena e.g. US policy of isolationism |
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Another definition of Foreign Policy |
The actions state leaders have decided to persue in a given relationship or situation |
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How does history effect Foreign Policy? |
Foreign policy is often foreseeable as countries have a tendency to do as they have done before thus, there is a continuity |
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How does the comparative approach to foreign policy work? |
Size, wealth and demographic of the state would determine what decisions are made towards them |
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What's another example of comparative foreign policy? |
Population, natural resources and technology.. Foreign policy may be to establish free trade |
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What is the rational model in FP? |
The rational model is to set goals, evaluate their relative importance and calculate costs and benefits of each possible course of action choosing the highest benefits and lowest costs |
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What is an example of the rational model? |
A state would look at their goals and how that applies to the situation in Syria, the cost of doing nothing v something |
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What can the rational model result in with conflict ? |
The rational model can result to military intervention, diplomatic intervention or even nothing |
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What is the organizational process model? And an example? |
Standard operating procedures in place if events are to happen e.g. The Schlieffen Plan with Germany toward France and Russia |
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What is the government bargaining (bureaucratic) model? |
Foreign policy is the set by various government agencies e.g Parliament or Congress can agree to go to war |
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How can the international environment influence Foreign Policy? |
Powerful neighbours: Countries can be constrained by where they are e.g. Finland not joining NATO during Cold War International Law: E.g UN stopping Iraq from invading Kuwait in 1990 |
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More examples of how the international environment effects FP? |
Allies: NATO took action against Yugoslavia during Kosovo War Current events: Can be a help or hindrance |
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What is the Marxist view on Foreign Policy? |
Marxists are more concerned with economic determinism than foreign policy |
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Realism and FP |
Realism is one of the dominant strains of thought in modern foreign policy. It is also often associated with Realpolitik |
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What is Realpolitik? |
Realpolitik is a system of politics or principles based upon practical rather than moral or ideological considerations |
Think system and pragmatism |
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What does constructivism allow in foreign policy? |
Constructivism allows for a gradual evolution of foreign policy relations that a state will take with another state depending on the degree of cooperation and trust |
Gradual and Darwin |
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What do Marxists see as the driving factor in foreign policy? |
Marxists observe class as the driving factor in both domestic relations and international relations |
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